Making My Own Soap - What Else Will I Need?

Hello!  Unfortunately, my order hasn't arrived yet - which gives me more time to research.  I ordered goats milk as my base, some "butter" - which we will discuss later in this post and in the next one, a variety of essential oils, and some natural colors.  So, what else will I need? 

Here is a list of the additional items needed to make soap:
* Double boiler - to melt my base
* Wooden spoon
* Large glass bowl
* molds or cookie sheet
* spray olive oil
* rubbing alcohol
* natural colors (micas / ground vegetables / etc)
* botanical oils / essential oils
* Butters - these add a luxuriousness to the soap, and another layer of healing

I am going to also list several sites that have supplies and others that have good recipes to get you started.

Supplies:
https://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/default.asp
http://www.bulknaturaloils.com/Default.aspx
http://www.organic-creations.com/servlet/StoreFront
http://www.brambleberry.com/

Recipes:
https://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/recipe/default.asp
http://www.pureandnaturalsoaps.com/soap-recipes.html
http://www.naturalpuresoap.com/soap-making-recipes/

I also found these books that looked very interesting:
http://www.amazon.com/Soap-Makers-Workshop-Natural-Homemade/dp/1440207917/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321159984&sr=1-2#_
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Soapmaking-Marie-Browning/dp/0806962895/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321159984&sr=1-3
http://www.amazon.com/Soap-Book-Sandy-Maine/dp/1883010144/ref=pd_sim_b_1
http://www.amazon.com/Soapmakers-Companion-Comprehensive-Techniques-Know-How/dp/0882669656/ref=pd_sim_b_3

So... the more I get into this, the more I realize there is a LOT to know about soap making.  There are several different types of soap making processes - melt and pour (newbies), cold process, hot process, hand milled... we are going to start with the easiest one and move on. 

Not a long post today... sorry guys!  I was hoping to turn my kitchen into a chemistry lab!!  Until tomorrow... blessings... E